If you’re like us and you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, you’re probably wondering how to get to San Jose. Well wonder no longer! Not only do we have all the information you need to get to the Diggnation show, but we have an exciting announcement!

If you’re planning on taking Caltrain down to the event, you are invited to join the OFFICIAL Revision3/Diggnation train ride down to San Jose. Revision3 employees will be boarding a specific train from San Francisco headed to San Jose and we want you to come party with us on the way down! It’s BYOB (yes you can drink on the train, responsibly and if you’re over 21 of course), but we’ll be bringing some Revision3 swag to giveaway to anyone who comes along. So grab your buddies and head to the train to go see Diggnation Live! This is a great opportunity to cause a Diggnation Flash Mob on Caltrain and ride down in style with other San Francisco Diggnation fans and help us pack the house in San Jose. Don’t forget that the show in San Jose is 100% FREE!

Here are all the details:
Meet up @ 4PM at 4th St & King St in San Francisco’s Caltrain Station. Look for people holding Revision3 signs by the track entrance for the 4:19 train.
The train leaves @ 4:19 and arrives @ 5:27, so be sure to come early!

UPDATE: From San Jose Diridon Station, you can take a free shuttle (called DASH) which will drop you off to the destination. So, no need to pay $1.75. The DASH will leave at 5.29 and 5.37pm. [Thanks to divyamistry]

From Caltrain (San Jose) Cahill St. & Crandall St. we depart by bus [$1.75] @ 5:33. We are dropped off on San Fernando St. and walk NE to Alamaden Blvd., turn right and arrive at 255 Almaden Blvd. San Jose, California 95113 where NVISION 2008 and the show will take place at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts.

Hope to see you there!

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The alternative? Local access cable. Party on Wayne.

But the internet has changed all that. Now anyone with a dollar and a dream (and a video camera) can create entertaining, compelling and fascinating content - and then post it for all the world to see. Alas, just because you put it up doesn’t mean you’ll build an audience.

That’s where we come in. Our Revision3 shows have proven that all kinds of concepts, shows and hosts can build big audiences. But there are way more shows than even we can bring through Revision3’s destination site. But we want to help the next crop of talented show producers develop their skills and find and audience. So today we’re launching Revision3 Beta, our farm team of up and coming shows.

This is not just another user-generated video site. Not anyone can become a Revision3 Beta show. We’re going to be hand picking a small group of shows with promise, and then we’ll be launching them inside our new Revision3 beta destination site - and then helping them to develop. Who’s leading the way here? None other than the internet’s Martin Sargent, who along with being an amazingly creative show host and producer is gifted at spotting and nurturing creative talent.

Got a show you’ve been slaving over? Head over to Revision3 Beta and upload it for Martin to look at. Even if we don’t pick it up for Revision3 Beta, he’ll spend some time giving you feedback and helping you craft the next best thing.

What sort of shows will you find on Revision3 Beta? We’re not saying yet - but we’ve got a half-dozen cool new shows lined up that we’ll be launching in mid September, right on the Revision3 Beta site.

Oh, and one last shout out to the great folks at Viddler, one of our favorite online video destinations. Revision3 Beta is powered by Viddler, which will make it simple to create, upload, watch and promote our new lineup of shows.

So if you’ve got a great show, upload it to Revision3 Beta today. And look for our mid-September launch of the first crop of what we’re confident will become the next big things in Internet Television.

Jim Louderback

We’ll be a part of NVIDIA’s NVISION 2008 and the show will take place at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts. This is the biggest venue we have EVER had for a live Diggnation — 4,000 seat capacity stadium seating. If you are anywhere near the bay area - we would LOVE to have you join us and help fill the auditorium — its completely free and open to all ages.

Here are the details:
What: Live Taping of Diggnation Episode 165
Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM Pacific
Location: San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose, CA 95113

Please let us know you’re coming:
Upcoming.org
Facebook

Can’t wait see everyone in the SF Bay Area come to San Jose and help Diggnation represent! Be sure to tell and bring your friends!

- David Prager

By taking audio from episodes of Diggnation and putting them into a nifty flash application, you can now have Kevin and Alex say whatever you choose. David Prager and myself have already spent way too much time playing with this and laughing at the results, so we thought everyone else would enjoy it too. Warning though, some of the content is not for minors or for the workplace, so be sure to have your headphones plugged in, or turn the sound down.

It’s one small step for YouTube, one giant leap for Revision3! Now everything we produce is available on YouTube - and our channel is absolutely one of the best looking destinations inside the giant video site.

Read all about it in our Revision3 / YouTube press release, if you want more details. But now you can enjoy our revolutionary programs anywhere YouTube is served.

— Jim Louderback

You can read all about it in our Revision3 Epic Fu press release. But let me just add a few more comments.

First, if you’ve never seen Epic Fu, you are in for a BIG treat. The show is wonderfully produced, full of great information about the web and modern culture, and so fast paced, even the Taz the hyperactive Tasmanian Devil would love it.

Second, host Zadi Diaz is a legitimate force on the internet. She’s developed an amazingly strong and loyal fan base, and via their innovative social network, Epic Fu has created an awesome on-line community, called MIX that extends the experience of the show out in virtually every direction. I’m excited to both bring Revision3’s core audience into that community, and to learn from them as we extend and enhance the communities around our other shows.

Finally, producer Steve and Zadi are some of the nicest people I’ve ever had the privilege to work with. Someone said to me recently that the truly talented are the most humble and real, and that obnoxiously over the top egotists are comparatively lacking in the talent department. If that’s true, Steve and Zadi are prime examples. They are genuine, real, talented and wonderful to work with. I encourage you to watch, download and subscribe. I know you’ll quickly become a passionate Epic Fu fan… just like me!

But we didn’t stop there, as if Kevin and Alex wasn’t enough, Brian Brushwood, host of the smash hit Scam School will be there to shock and amaze, and make fools of a couple of people with his dazzling array of bar tricks. See if you can stand toe to toe with the king of the scam. Plus, DJ Bears and Bears Repeating will be performing as well for all you music fans.

This event will also be serving as the Digg Meet-up. Digg CEO Jay Adelson will be in attendance along with founder Kevin Rose and a few others from the Digg crew and community.

Here are the details:
When:
Wednesday, June 4 - 6:00 p.m. EST

Where:
Studio B
259 Banker Street
Between Meserole Ave. & Calyer St.
Brooklyn, New York

Google Map:

Let us know you’re coming: Meetup

Directions from Manhattan:
BY SUBWAY: Take the Brooklyn-bound L train to Bedford Avenue (1st stop into Brooklyn); Exit subway near the intersection of N 7th St and Bedford Ave; head North on Bedford Ave past N 8th St; Turn left onto N 12th St; Turn right onto Berry St; Turn right onto Nassau Ave; Turn left onto Banker St; Total travel: 30 mins;

BY CAR: FROM WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE: Take Williamsburg Bridge (inside lanes) to BQE (BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPY/I-278 E) (0.5 mi); Take the Humboldt St. exit (Exit 33) toward McGuinness Blvd (0.1 mi); Turn LEFT onto HUMBOLDT ST.; Stay STRAIGHT to go onto MCGUINNESS BLVD S. (0.6 mi); Turn LEFT onto MESEROLE AVE. (0.3 mi); Turn RIGHT onto BANKER ST. (0.0 mi); End at 259 Banker St Brooklyn, NY 11222-2601; Estimated Time: 14 minutes/Estimated Distance: 4.57 miles;

BY CAR: FROM MIDTOWN TUNNEL: Take Midtown Tunnel to I-495 E (Portions toll) (1.5 mi); Take the BORDEN AVE./ PULASKI BR. exit.; Turn RIGHT onto BORDEN AVE. (0.1 mi); Turn RIGHT onto VERNON BLVD.; Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto JACKSON AVE/ NY-25A E. (0.2 mi); Turn RIGHT onto 11TH ST/ PULASKI BRIDGE. Continue to follow PULASKI BRIDGE. (0.6 mi); PULASKI BRIDGE becomes MCGUINNESS BLVD. (0.4 mi); Turn RIGHT onto MESEROLE AVE. (0.3 mi); Turn RIGHT onto BANKER ST.; End at 259 Banker St Brooklyn, NY 11222-2601; Estimated Time: 13 minutes/Estimated Distance: 4.84 miles

Official Flyer:

If you’re in the NYC area, their next event is coming up this Wednesday, May 7th at 7 PM and it looks to be a big one as our friend Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV will in attendance. Plus we’ve given them some free stuff from Revision3 HQ to give away. So you definitely don’t want to miss this.

They’ll be gathering at:
Lunasa Bar
126 1st avenue
New York, NY 10009
212-228-8580

More info and to RSVP

And if you live in the NYC metro area, stay tuned for some exciting official Revision3 event info, coming soon here at Revision3.com!

To give you a preview of your gifts, the Revision3 staff has taken the time (after work, of course) to model the limited edition 2008 Diggnation shirts. Those of you who registered with us as paid members in the past will receive these in the mail except yours will be extra cool because they’ll be signed by Kevin Rose! We think the shirts came out awesome, and hope you do, too.

When you get your shirts, maybe you can take a picture of yourself and post ‘em in the forums. Enjoy the photos!

View the full set here on Flickr.

It’s been announced on Diggnation, but we would like to more formally announce it here on the Revision3 Blog.

With big thanks to our friends at GameVee, on Wednesday April 30th, Revision3 is putting on free live performances of both Internet Superstar and Diggnation. This will be the first Diggnation shot before an audience in its hometown of San Francisco in almost 2 years! Internet Superstar will feature two exciting and sexy guest stars that you will not want to miss (and meet, *cough*nudge nudge, wink wink*cough*).

The location is Mighty at 119 Utah Street in San Francisco. Doors open at 6pm (21+ and over) Internet Superstar starts and 7pm and Diggnation starts at 8pm. The shows will be preceded and followed with a live DJ and lots of partying.

Hope you’ll come out to catch Martin Sargent and the Gator along with Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht next Wednesday, April 30th!